Can you run a mile without stopping?

[Syt]

Not anymore. I used to do decently on the 5k runs during my military time.

[Ed Anger]

Yes, but I'll be highly annoyed that I had to run.

[alfred russel]

I'm just curious. I can, finally, run a mile without stopping. I didn't really think that it would take so long to get to this point. It sounds like something pretty much anyone should be able to do, but yeah... not so much.

What about the rest of you?

I can--but I'm slowly working back toward my goal of a sub 7 minute mile.

The first mile is by far the toughest. Once you get to two miles, the distance is very easy to add, so keep at it.

[CountDeMoney]

I have no idea but I ca't imagine that I could.  It would depend on who was chasing me and why, I can't picture running for any other reason.

No shit.  A lot easier to stop, turn around and beat them with a metal trashcan lid.

[PDH]

Not anymore - since I had three disks go bad a few years back, running is off limits.  I can ride 40 miles without stopping on my bike though.

[alfred russel]

No, I can probably manage 400-600 yards to get to a bus stop to catch a bus, but I don't have the right muscles to do the rest.   

Are you sure? I would think with general cardio fitness you could make it a mile. I don't think muscles are generally the limiting factor.

[viper37]

I'm just curious. I can, finally, run a mile without stopping. I didn't really think that it would take so long to get to this point. It sounds like something pretty much anyone should be able to do, but yeah... not so much.

What about the rest of you?

Yes of course, I do it every day.  In my dreams. 

Up 'til very recently, I was unable to cross the street and walk over to my father's house without stopping.  Only since about a month can I reach the mailbox without stopping.  So, no, can't run a mile.  Yet.

[mongers]

No, I can probably manage 400-600 yards to get to a bus stop to catch a bus, but I don't have the right muscles to do the rest.   

Are you sure? I would think with general cardio fitness you could make it a mile. I don't think muscles are generally the limiting factor.

I'd the main problem is running requires you to lift up you legs a bit, whereas in cycling to a large extent the need to move your leg up is achieved by the other leg forcing downwards.

Oh and what PDH said, once you're in you mid-40s I don't feel it's sensible to subject your body and joins to those sort of impacts/forces.

[merithyn]

Oh and what PDH said, once you're in you mid-40s I don't feel it's sensible to subject your body and joins to those sort of impacts/forces.

And I just started running in my mid-40s.

Of course, my aunt started running on her 50th birthday three years ago and now she regularly runs half-marathons, mud runs, and does triathlons. I don't think it's an age thing so much as a "my body isn't really fit for that" thing.

[alfred russel]

I'd the main problem is running requires you to lift up you legs a bit, whereas in cycling to a large extent the need to move your leg up is achieved by the other leg forcing downwards.

Well yeah, but it is very similar to walking in terms of muscle groups. I doubt there are many healthy people that are too weak to walk/jog/run a mile. It is the cardio fitness that gets most people.

[alfred russel]

Oh and what PDH said, once you're in you mid-40s I don't feel it's sensible to subject your body and joins to those sort of impacts/forces.

And I just started running in my mid-40s.

Of course, my aunt started running on her 50th birthday three years ago and now she regularly runs half-marathons, mud runs, and does triathlons. I don't think it's an age thing so much as a "my body isn't really fit for that" thing.

Running does put a lot of pressure on your bones and joints. Nova did a program where they took a bunch of couch potatoes and trained them for running the boston marathon in 9-10 months. There was quite a bit of carnage in terms of injury, but then a lot finished the marathon, and a couple posted respectable times.

Previously I've had some knee problems and quite a bit of soreness from running, so I generally run on a rubberized track or a treadmill. I also don't run races longer than 10k--I also spend my effort trying to go faster rather than going further. It keeps pressure off of my legs.

[Alexandru H.]

I can run 1.609344 kilometers without stopping.

[dps]

I could do it without any particular problem, but I'd have to get into better shape to actually set a good time.

[Tonitrus]

I just ran about .75 miles (in about 6:15) without stopping.  Then did another 2.25 with an overall time (for 3 miles) of about 34:00 (most of that walking for about 2:00, then running for 2:00). 

I have gotten a bit out of shape.

[PDH]

It has nothing to do with age.  I used to run, I can't now.  Having the L3/L4 disc compress and herniate meant that prolonged pounding like running makes PDH lie on the floor for months on end.